The applicable laws require that the court weighs all of these factors to determine if it will be in the children's best interests to relocate to another state and, if so, the best long -
distance parenting time schedule for the children and the other parent.
Not exact matches
If you are still working out the holiday visitation
schedule, be sure that the children have ample
time with each
parent and vary it up, from year to year if the children have to travel some
distance between you and your soon - to - be ex-spouse.
Where there is a significant geographical
distance between the
parents,
scheduling parenting time is fact sensitive and requires consideration of many factors which include: employment
schedules, the costs and
time of travel, the financial situation of each
parent, the frequency of the
parenting time and others.
The noncustodial
parent is the party most likely to have access to information such as
distance,
time or financial restraints that could impact his or her potential post-relocation visitation
schedule.
As you make your
schedule, you should consider your teen's
schedule and commitments, the
distance between the
parents» homes, the
parents» work
schedules, and your teen's need for unstructured
time.
The
distance from each
parent to the child's school, the child's daycare, or other places where the child spends
time also impacts what
schedule is practical.
Elementary - school - age children For younger school - age children, virtual
parenting time should be frequent and
scheduled so that the child can count on having contact and stay attached and bonded to the long -
distance parent.